Introduction

“Haiga involve a spare sketch-like picture and a haiku in calligraphy in the same piece of art.” – from The Haiku Handbook by William J. Higginson with Penny Harter (page 247). Haiga traditionally involves haiku, calligraphy, and painting, but modern haiga also includes photography. In addition to haiga, this section will eventually include haiku, senryu, and haibun.